After-school molester to be sentenced

“He was basically told, ‘This is how we behave around the kids,’ because we don’t want staff to become familial with the kids,” Carr said. “Volunteers and staff are supposed to keep a certain professional distance.”

When asked how Davila was able to gain such access to the student over an extended period of time, he said there were significant lapses in protocol that required an internal investigation. The investigation ultimately found that the policies were in place to keep an incident like this from occurring, but staff at the site were not fully implementing the policies.

“It wasn’t policies that were the problem, per se, but was diligence in which those policies were being adhered to,” Carr said. “We used (the incident) as a learning lesson for the entire staff. It is a cautionary tale for everybody.”

San Diego Unified also sent a memorandum to each of its Prime time partners reiterating its policies, said district spokeswoman Linda Zintz.

“The safety and well-being of our students is a top priority,” Zintz said. “We are vigilant in making sure they are safe and procedures are being followed with regards to volunteers. Incidents such as with Mr. Davila are very rare fortunately.”